The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-06-27
REMARKABLE CHANGES.
ASSOCIATION OF MANUFACTURERS !
OF IRON, STEEL AND NAILS,
PITrauIiRnu lima o. 1897

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REMARKABLE CHANGES.
Mr.. Weihe formally presented tho Hcales,
copies OF which had already been sent
you, and in answer to suggestion Of Mr..
B. F. Jones, OF tho Manufacturers Asso.
citation, that the Amslgama.ed Aeeocis-
ton give the reaaonB for tho remarkable
chanpeo proposed, Mr.. Weihe and Mr..
Martin in effect stated that there had
been such change in the selling price OF
iron since the scale was agreed upon Il
year ago as to entitle the men to an ad-
vance. They stated that year ogo iron
was selling at S33 ton, and was now SELL
ing at two cents a pound. They alno
stated in effect that If tho manufacturers
had advanced the card on iron early in
the year, II only for short time, the men
would have been uatiafed, and probably
would not have made the demand for an
advance at this time, bu. they had sut.
fered, and now made demand to COM
pensate for what they had lost.
The Manufacturers Committee refutea
theme statementa, denied that iron was
now es!ling at centa pound, or any
thing like It, and asked il it was to be un-
derstood that becauss tho manufacturers
did not advance the price OF irou at d time
when their Judgment told them it would
not be wiso to advance it, aud did not ad-
vance itin accordance with the demands of
the Amalgamated Association, that the
demand for an advanced scale was to be
regarded as q punishment?
The Manufacturers Committee then, in
accordance with action taken the day be-
fore, prepared 8 counter-proposition, q
copy Of which is enoloaed.
In accordance with q request from Mr..
Weihe, after receiving copies OF the man.
ufacturcrs' proposition, the conference ed
jourEed, in order to give the Amalgsma.
ted Association tins to conaidor the prop.
osition.
Second Conference.-The second confer
ence between the two committees wss
held Wednesday, June %, st3r-M.
Mr.. Weihe stated that their committee
had taken the manufacturers proposition
to tisir convention, which, after thorough
consideration; had rel scteditunanimously.
They regarded II as unjust, and as taking
out Of the scale many things that were in
it last year.
A long gliscussion followed, during which
| 1t YVES Developed that tho Amalgamated
Association members had an idea that the
manufacturers got the entira list Of extras,
the Amalgamated Association claiming, in
view OF this assertion, that as the scale
WAS based on bar iron, and as the manu-
faclures got these very heavy extras, they
were entitled to M advance to compensate
them for the extra amount which the
manufacturers got.
The Manufacturers Committee showed
that this was false; that sheet iron and
auarter.iuch rounds, which seemed to BIZ
the two kinds Of iron upon which the
Amalgamated Anspcigtion Committee re-
lied to prove its assertion: were neither
sold at anywhere near the extra given on
the card. Quarterback round, for exam.
pie, is cont pound extra over the card,
and 1t was shown that it had been sold de-
livered In Oleye!and at 2 80, which Is only
$40 above the cstd. After considerable
discussion the convention adjourned to
meet On Friday at 10 o'clock A. n.
s. THE COMPROMISE PROPOSED
Third Conterencs--At tbs third confer
ence, which was hold on Friday, June q,
the Amalgamated Association COMMITTEES
stated that their convention had adjourn
ed; that il he'd lett them without any dis
cretion or power to alter tic scalea them
aelves; that they demanded and would in.
aist upon tho advances IL the scale prieeg,
but they were prepared to consider and
] discuss the questions Of tho extras or the
conditions under the acale, and with re.
gard 10 these they had power. .Hi
The Manuiao.rrers' Committee eugseat.
ed that under such conditions as theee
there could hardly be conference, that a
conference implied power given to thoss
who composed thc conference to reach a
oopciusion. The Amalgsr,sted Commit.
tee sspltsd that they were bound BY thsir
instructions, sni sould do nothing.
| At the afternoon sesstou Of tho confer
ence, the Manufacturer Go,nnittee in
mean time having consulted together, pro,
posed 0s a compromise, and to save erou'
BE, last years ncale, with so cents increase
to the boilers. This increase Of 30 conts
to the boilors would carry with It, Of course
an increase to the muck rollers aud to
scrapping on cinder bottom. 81 4
Upon consultation among themselves
the Amalrslnated Committoo declined the
proposition on the ground that under
their instructions they could not consde,
my change in the base. They would dis
cuss the eytras, but not the scales.
The manuiaotcrera suggested that they
considered that this was too important {
question to be aettlsd SO aunlmarily, ant
thet II the committee had pot power te :